The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-02-13
TRENTON NOTES.
What is Said About Men and Tfrsnss ut
at the state Capitol.

at the state Capitol.
viii there be music in the Democratic
Joint Caucus tomorrow EVENING"
Senator Edwards looks with no favor
upon the bill aboIishiug Lay Judgeships.
Coy. Green has been made an ILL., D.
by the Board of Trustees of Princeton
College.
I "A good many people doubt the wisdom
of a second Joint Caucus on the Senate
rial question.
The newly elected State Senators will
also choose a successor to United Senator
MCPHERSON
The Assembly Committee have decided
it is said to recommend the Lehman ballot
box. 1t registers each vote.
County Collector Dugan was in Tren-
ton Monday to pay County school moneys
into State Treasurer Toffey's hands.
Senator Moon and Charles E. Fitch
of the Phillipsburg s'Democrat" are men
toned as the next Senator from Warren.
is six" Whelan door keeper in the
Assembly or is he not? Tha's the question
that is just now disturbing SKIS" nights
rest.
-Ex-AssemblymanI William W. Williams
succeeds ex-Judge Frank Fort as Chairman
of the Newark City Republican Executive
Committee.
The witness who testified for the Jones
side of the Jones-Walter case on Tuesday
last, in contradiction of Mr.. Martino,
proved lamentable failure
1t is reported that Attorney General
Stockton's friends would like to see him
appointed to one of the Commissionerships
uuder the Interstate Commerce BILL
The first bill that passed the House
was Hudspeth's Gettysburgh Monument
bill. The first to pass the Senate was a
dairy bill offered by Senator Mcbride.
MIR. HudspetL has offered the most i'm
portant bill that has yet been presented to
the House. 1t embodies the public water
scheme, first given ventilation in these
columns.
Congressman Phelps gave dinner,
few days ago, in honor of Senator-elect
Hiscockso of New York, at which many dis
tinguished gentlemen were present. includ-
ing the British Minister.
IF, as the Philadelphia "Times" re-
ports, Jack Laird is offering to bet SIC, 900
that Albeit will be United States Senator,
he must have some other fellows money
than his own in his pocket.
Davy Bell. of MattewaB, who is trying
to make himself conspicuous by encourag-
ing Democratic bolts, had the reputation
when IN the Assembly of being a blatant
railroad minion-as empty as he was YER
bose.
The Elizabeth ssRecord" says there are
at least six Republicans in the Legislature
who will do all they can to prevent Saw
ellis success in the Republican caucus
Among them are mentioned Corbin and
Chamberlain of Union county.
Andy Clarke wants to sell out the
Trenton '.Sunday Advertiser. !" He says that
it does business OF $1,000 per year, has
a circulation of !, 1867, and that bis reason
for selling is that 1.-The climate of Trenton
is too severe for the proprietor's family"
Henry johnson, self-confessed ex-
convict. voted for Jones. SO he says. Asked
BY NJ. MeDermott last Monday whether he
could read, he replied: g knows Repnb
lican ticket and Democratic ticket when
I sees it, an can't read nothin neither"
Judge Randolph, John Garrick, VIM.
Gilmore, Assemblyman Noonan and John
A. McGrath are candidates for the Judge
ship of the First District Civil Court in
jersey City. Judge Randolph's time will
expire in April; and his successor will be
named in joint meeting.
Terry Mcdonald will abstain from
throwing stones for season. He lives in
glass house." Some one put it up for
his accommodation IN one of the Assembly
Hobbies. Great black letters on The grained
glass door announce the "Sergeant-at-
Arms Room"
james Reasoner. the darkey who testi-
fed in the Jones' Walter case last Monday
afternoon, was very funny witness He
was asked what ticket he voted last fall
Republican ticket in iule," he replied, and
then in very brave way he added, 'sB. f.
| Howey-Jones."
Mrs. Maley is gathering influence for
her items in the Incidental Bill thus early
in the session. The beautiful boauet that
| graced Freddy's desk in the Senate the
other day bore a tag announcing that it was
| from her for the "Honored President of
the Senate and his handsome Secretary"
| Eight new Senators are to be elected
next year. OF the present Senators six
| Democrats and seven Republicans hold
! over. New Senators are to be chosen in
Monmouth, Union and Warren counties.
represented now by Democrats, aud in
Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Salem and
Somerset now represented by Republicans.
Union has been known to go Republican,
and Salem and Somerset have been known
to go Democratic.
One Republican Assemblyman of this
year refused, in the Assembly six years
ago, to vote for Gen. Sewell in caucus.
After his election the General secured the
removal from an Office he held, of a broth
er of that Assemblyman. Later when a
gentleman sought the Generals influence
through letter the Assemblymau wrote to
| the General, the General handed back the
letter to the applicant with the remark that
he would rather dc a favor for stranger
than for s'that man." Curiosity is piqued
as to the attitude of that Assemblyman in
the coming Republican caucus.
The proposition of some Republicans
| to put Democrat in nomination, if they
see it impossible to elect Republican,
may, if it be carried out, produce results
disastrous to their cause. IL the choice
lies between two Democrats, many Repub-
licans may feel at liberty to make their pick
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